KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Golden Globe Award-Winning Actress & Producer; Known for "Empire" & "Hidden Figures"; Author of "Around the Way Girl"; Mental Health Advocate

Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer; Best Known for Her Work on "Selma" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

Actress, Humanitarian, & Creator of the “Life Rocks” Vision Board Workshops

Academy Award-Winning Actress Known for "Hamilton" & "West Side Story"

Founder of TransTech Social Enterprises & President of Miss Ross, Inc.; Actress Known for the FX Drama "Pose"

Emmy Award-Winning Writer, Producer & Actor; Founder of Hillman Grad Productions; Advocate for Queer & BIPOC Voices

Film & TV Actress Known for "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" & "For Colored Girls"

Emmy Award-Winning Actress, Broadway Singer & Producer Known for "Abbott Elementary"; Bestselling Author, "Redefining Diva"

Actress & Musician Best Known for her Role in 'High School Musical: The Musical - The Series"

Award-Winning British Actress Known for "I Wanna Dace with Somebody," "Blink Twice" & "Mickey 17"

Golden Globe Award-Winning Actress & Singer Known for "Pose"; HIV Awareness Advocate

NAACP Best Actress, Director, Producer & Dancer; Known for "Harriet" & "Coming to America" Franchise

Actress, Comedian & Podcast Host of "Best Friends"; Known for "SNL" & "Home Economics"

Actress Known for "Never Have I Ever," "Grown-ish" & "Class of Lies"

Grammy-Nominated Singer-Songwriter, Rapper, Actor & Author; LGBTQ Advocate

Actress, Advocate & Children's Book Author of "Welcome to the Party" and "Shady Baby"

Grammy & Tony Award-Winning Actress; Known for "The Color Purple," "Wicked" & "Harriet"; Vice President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts

Actress, Comedian, Television Host & Author Known for "Parks and Recreation," "Good Girls" & "Ugliest House in America"

Actress Known for "Jane the Virgin" & Author

Director & Writer Known for "Daughters of the Dust"; First Black Woman to Direct A Full-Length General Theatrical Release Film in the U.S.